Event Details

Boston World Partnerships explores the role of traditional journals in the current state of news production and consumption. In light of a significant increase in user-generated, real-time reporting and mass content creation through various social media streams, we have convened an expert panel to shed light on current news trends and to provide foresight on the media industry.

Our speakers will dive into the interaction and interdependence of traditional journalism and social media – with a reference to the recent phenomenon in news production related to the political uprising in the Middle East.

Some of the questions we’ll address are:

How has the role of traditional media changed or remained the same since the ascent of social media?

How has a traditional journal like The Boston Globe addressing the emergence of user-generated content and real-time reporting?

What evolution or realization of roles occupied by various media channels can we expect in the near (3-5 years) and far future (25-30 years)?

Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served

This event is sponsored by

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Yoon Lee at yoon@bostonworldpartnerships.com.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel
776 Boylston Street
Boston,
MA 02199

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)

Organizer

Boston World Partnerships is a global network of high-achieving and forward-thinking Bostonians who proactively connect the world to business opportunities and innovative capacity of Greater Boston.

We INFORM the world about innovation and human capital Boston offers to growing companies and organizations. And we CONNECT the companies and professionals to resources and talent offered by Boston.

We developed a hybrid model of using web 2.0 tools and offline events to engage and activate a community of successful & civic-minded individuals that cuts across industries, disciplines, and backgrounds.